1. The coolest thing since having a baloney kit!!!!!

2. Citing Sources What does citing our sources mean: It means that we are making a document of all the sources we have used. Imagine someone used your original work/ideas and didn’t give you credit. You’d probably look like this:

3. What we know… Why do you think that we need to cite our sources???????

4. Ms. Salinas what could happen if we do plagiarize?

5. Get it?

6. Even this face won’t save you…

7. So, what can we do to avoid this?

8. I need to cite my sources when: someone else’s idea, opinions, or theories. Reported facts, statistics, pieces of information Quotations or written words When we decide to paraphrase someone else’s words.

9. I don’t need to cite my sources when: It is something new or your own words. It is common knowledge: A) Facts found in many places – easily – Barack Obama was born 1961. B) It is easily observable: Apples can be many colors. C) Common sayings: “To each is own…”